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Word Order Practice
Listen to each sentence and arrange the words in the correct order. Click on words to move them to your answer area.
Green checkmark (✓) means your current word order is correct so far. Red X (✗) means there's an error in the order.
Why Word Order Matters in English
Word order is crucial in English because it affects meaning. Unlike some languages that use case endings or particles to show word relationships, English relies heavily on word order to convey meaning.
This exercise helps you:
- Internalize English sentence patterns
- Recognize how grammar patterns fit into sentences
- Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
- Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
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The
Springs
went
who
New
every
grew
Elementary
year
children
School
to
The
children
who
went
to
New
Springs
Elementary
School
grew
every
year
2
0
/8
in
course
grow
school
children
elementary
Of
any
Of
course
children
in
any
elementary
school
grow
3
0
/7
different
children
these
But
little
a
were
But
these
children
were
a
little
different
4
0
/11
were
away
in
They
their
growing
from
up
the
parents
countryside
They
were
growing
up
in
the
countryside
away
from
their
parents
5
0
/13
Their
faster
when
parents
away
grew
children
lived
the
from
home
they
felt
Their
parents
felt
the
children
grew
faster
when
they
lived
away
from
home
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0
/7
children
more
independent
The
grew
and
resourceful
The
children
grew
more
independent
and
resourceful
7
0
/9
to
school
sent
parents
this
That's
their
why
them
That's
why
their
parents
sent
them
to
this
school
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0
/23
the
luxuries
few
on
were
accustomed
so
the
TV's
children
there
to
grew
studying
campus
and
their
and
Also
no
games
own
making
Also
there
were
few
luxuries
on
the
campus
and
no
TV's
so
the
children
grew
accustomed
to
studying
and
making
their
own
games
9
0
/15
One
to
in
in
patterns
children
compared
city
the
differences
the
their
researcher
studied
growing
One
researcher
studied
the
differences
in
their
growing
patterns
compared
to
children
in
the
city
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0
/10
the
out
find
was
grew
interesting
It
how
to
children
It
was
interesting
to
find
out
how
the
children
grew
Tips for Effective Practice
- Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
- Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
- Notice how grammar patterns are positioned in sentences
- If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
- After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence